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Fool's Gold
| Episode No. | Series | |
| 112 | 1989x029 |
Original Airdate
11th April 1989 
Written By
David Squire
Directed By
Keith Washington
Episode Chronology:
Fool's Gold is the 112th episode of The Bill.
Plot[]
D.C. Carver, P.C. Smith and P.C. Ramsey bring in a suspect with a sawn-off shotgun. The suspect is implicated in several Post Office robberies and cuts a deal with D.I. Burnside. A D.I. from Serious Crime comes to talk to the suspect.
W.P.C. Martella brings in a boy who has been shoplifting condoms. His mother has been missing for three days.
Cast[]
Main cast
- Eric Richard as Sgt. Cryer
- Christopher Ellison as D.I. Burnside
- Tony Scannell as D.S. Roach
- Roger Leach as Sgt. Penny
- Mark Wingett as D.C. Carver
- Robert Hudson as P.C. Smith
- Nula Conwell as W.P.C. Martella
- Trudie Goodwin as W.P.C. Ackland
- Barbara Thorn as Insp. Frazer
- Ben Roberts as Ch. Insp. Conway
- Nick Reding as P.C. Ramsey
- Colin Blumenau as P.C. Edwards
- Eamonn Walker as P.C. Haynes
Guest cast
- D.I. Jackson - Billy Murray
- Steve Hill - Daniel Webb
- Micklewhite - Jeffrey Chiswick
- Janet Spencer - Clare Grant
- Christopher Simpson - Peter Perdinando
- Mrs Simpson - Barrie Shore
- Mrs Simpson's Boyfriend - Robert Goodman
- Emma Simpson - Helen Lewis
- Lucy Simpson - Clare Lewis
Notes[]
- This episode features the first of two appearances of Billy Murray as D.I. Brian Jackman from the Serious Crime Squad. Murray would later join the cast as D.S. Don Beech.